Suffix of jovial + -isk. Derived from Latin jovialis (“of Jupiter”).[1][2] First attested in 1810.[1]
jovialisk
Inflection of jovialisk | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | jovialisk | jovialiskare | jovialiskast |
Neuter singular | jovialiskt | jovialiskare | jovialiskast |
Plural | jovialiska | jovialiskare | jovialiskast |
Masculine plural3 | jovialiske | jovialiskare | jovialiskast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | jovialiske | jovialiskare | jovialiskaste |
All | jovialiska | jovialiskare | jovialiskaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |